I am building my own workbench and need something to hold down my work. This design has worked for a long time and this particular product is budget friendly but according to reviews is sturdy and will last. Looking forward to finishing bench and trying out the hold downs.

I am building my own workbench and need something to hold down my work. This design has worked for a long time and this particular product is budget friendly but according to reviews is sturdy and will last. Looking forward to finishing bench and trying out the hold downs.

BEST ANSWER:Make sure the drill used is no more than .125 bigger than the hold down clamp diameter. To lock down the piece to be held use a dead blow hammer and lightly rap the clamp on the top of the stem. Make sure you can reach the shaft under the bench to tap upward to release.

BEST ANSWER:Make sure the drill used is no more than .125 bigger than the hold down clamp diameter. To lock down the piece to be held use a dead blow hammer and lightly rap the clamp on the top of the stem. Make sure you can reach the shaft under the bench to tap upward to release.

To use this clamp you have to have one or more 3/4" holes drilled in your bench. You stick the long round port into the hole with the flat on top of your work, then tap it with a mallet. This wedges it in the hole. If it's too loose tap harder. To release it tap on the back of it.

Long end in dog hole in bench - work piece under flat part - using wooden mallet, tap curved part of clamp over work down and at slight angle. Presto. To release, tap clamp in other direction. Works great with no moving parts! Some one was really smart to think this thing up.

Reviews

These work great in 3/4" dog holes. Better suited to thicker benches to reduce hole wear. But ... buy youself a can of stripper and remove the blue paint before using - unless you want blue dog holes! I stripped the paint down to bare metal and ground the seams flat. Now they're perfect! I use them almost every day.

Instead of buying expensive black case iron hold-downs, I purchased these instead for use with my workbench. They work perfectly. I have used them for a couple years now. Though it's not required, I filed off the paint and seam on the holding service to give it the most contact.

These hold-down have the advantage of having been use tested & used for centuries by wood workers who made their living in the saw dust of this utilitarian tool. Good for carvers as well as flat workers in wood.

The shaft diameter is too small for a 3/4" diameter bench dog hole to effectively clamp down the workpiece. The weight of the clamp provides more hold down than the clamp itself, which is nearly no force at all. Avoid these cheap clamps.

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I have been using Rockler for years, your products are always the best that can be purchased and your prices are very reasonable. Ann you have always done your best to make me feel as though I was your very best customer. Thank you for great service."